Identification tag for a person

Abstract

An identification tag has a heat shrinkable plastic sheet having a top surface, an opposing bottom surface, a first side, and an opposing second side. The identification tag includes first and second apertures through the top and bottom surfaces and adjacent the first and second sides, respectively. The identification tag further includes a bracelet band adapted to be attached to the sheet through the first aperture and the second aperture. The top surface is printed with a decorative indicia and the bottom surface is printed with an indicia of identification.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An identification tag for a person, the identification tag comprising: 
 a heat shrinkable plastic sheet having a top surface, an opposing bottom surface, a first side, and an opposing second side;    a first aperture through the top and bottom surfaces adjacent the first side;    a second aperture through the top and bottom surfaces adjacent the second side;    a bracelet band adapted to be attached to the sheet through the first aperture and the second aperture; and    a clasp for removably closing the bracelet band such that when the bracelet band is attached to the sheet the bracelet band and the sheet together form a closed loop.    
     
     
         2 . The identification tag of  claim 1  wherein the bracelet band includes a first C-clamp and a second C-clamp, the first C-clamp being adapted to fit through both a first end of the bracelet band and the first aperture, the second C-clamp being adapted to fit through both a second end of the bracelet band and the second aperture, the first and second C-clamps then being adapted to be compressed to close and link the first end of the bracelet band to the first aperture and the second end of the bracelet band to the second aperture.  
     
     
         3 . The identification tag of  claim 1  wherein the top surface is imprinted with a decorative indicia.  
     
     
         4 . The identification tag of  claim 1  wherein the bottom surface is imprinted with an indicia of identification.  
     
     
         5 . A method for forming an identification tag for a person, the method comprising the steps of: 
 providing a heat shrinkable plastic sheet having a top surface, an opposing bottom surface, a first side, an opposing second side, a first aperture through the top surface adjacent the first side, and a second aperture through the top surface adjacent the second side;    printing an indicia of identification upon the bottom surface of the sheet;    heating the sheet to shrink the sheet;    providing a bracelet band; and    attaching the bracelet band to the sheet through the first aperture and the second aperture such that the bracelet band and the sheet together form a closed loop.    
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  further comprising the step of: 
 printing a decorative indicia upon the top surface prior to heating the sheet.  
 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5  further comprising the steps of: 
 providing a first C-clamp and a second C-clamp;  
 positioning the first C-clamp through both a first end of the bracelet band and the first aperture;  
 positioning the second C-clamp through both a second end of the bracelet band and the second aperture; and  
 compressing the first and second C-clamps to close and link the first end of the bracelet band to the first aperture and the second end of the bracelet band to the second aperture.  
 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the bracelet band includes a clasp for removably closing the bracelet band such that when the bracelet band is attached to the sheet the bracelet band and the sheet together form a closed loop.